Roy White broke the league record for most sacrifice flies, hitting his 17th of the season, but the Yankees lost to the Senators, 4-2. The former mark of 16 sacrifice flies was set by Sam Crawford of the Tigers and Chick Gandil of the Senators, both in 1914.

White's fly in the fifth inning drove in Rusty Torres and tied the score at 2-2, but Dick Billings batted in the tie-breaking run for the Senators with a double in the seventh and then scored himself on a single by Jeff Burroughs. [The Sporting News]



Washington Senators 4, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Senators     2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   4 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .248      Unser cf,rf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .256
Torres rf             4   1   2   0     0   2   .412      Harrah 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .224
Murcer cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .331      Mincher 1b            2   0   1   0     0   1   .280
White lf              2   0   1   1     1   0   .290        Maddox pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .217
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .238      Howard lf,1b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .277
Munson c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .248        McCraw 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Hansen 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Billings c            3   1   2   1     0   0   .241
Baker ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Burroughs rf,lf       3   0   2   1     0   0   .237
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Bahnsen p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .152      Ragland 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Gogolewski p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .156
                                                            Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Grzenda p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   8             Totals               28   4  10   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,242
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Senators 2
DP: Yankees 2, Senators 0
Doubles: Torres (3), Billings (14)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (9), Billings (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (4), Mincher (2)
Sacrifice Flies: White (17), Howard (5)
GIDP: Ragland 2 (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(14-12)        8    10   4   3   0   5   0  30   3.35
Totals                  8    10   4   3   0   5   0  30

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski              6     6   2   2   2   5   0  26   2.75
Grzenda W(5-2)          3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   1.94
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   0  37

Passed Balls: Munson (9)

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; Torres doubled; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted) [Torres to third]; White
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: On a bunt Unser singled to pitcher; Harrah singled
to left [Unser to second]; Mincher out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Unser to third, Harrah to second]; Howard hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Unser scored, Harrah to third]; Munson
allowed a passed ball [Harrah scored (unearned)]; Billings
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis singled to center; Munson out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Ellis to second]; Hansen struck out;
Baker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs flied out to center; Mason singled to
right; Ragland grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Mason out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Senators 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Bahnsen struck out; Clarke singled to center;
Torres was called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Gogolewski struck out; Unser flied out to left;
Harrah singled to center; Harrah was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Senators 2.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to center; Ellis struck out; Munson
walked [White to second]; Hansen forced Munson (third to second)
[White to third]; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Mincher struck out; Howard grounded out (third to
first); On a bunt Billings singled to pitcher; Billings was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Senators 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Bahnsen grounded out (pitcher to first); Clarke
walked; Torres singled to center [Clarke to second]; Murcer
singled to right [Clarke scored, Torres to third]; White hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Torres scored]; Ellis struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Burroughs singled to center; Mason struck out;
Ragland grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Senators 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson lined to shortstop; Hansen flied out to
center; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 6TH: BIITTNER BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI; Biittner grounded
out (second to first); Unser grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Senators 2.

YANKEES 7TH: GRZENDA REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Bahnsen
singled to center; Clarke flied out to left [Bahnsen to second];
Torres struck out; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 2.

SENATORS 7TH: Mincher singled to right; MADDOX RAN FOR MINCHER;
Howard grounded out (pitcher to first) [Maddox to second];
Billings doubled to right [Maddox scored]; Burroughs singled to
center [Billings scored]; Mason flied out to center; Ragland
singled to left [Burroughs to second]; On a bunt Grzenda struck
out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 4.

YANKEES 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BURROUGHS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); HOWARD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); White walked; Ellis
popped to second; Munson flied out to right; Hansen lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 4.

SENATORS 8TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied
out to right; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 4.

YANKEES 9TH: MCCRAW REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING 1B); SWOBODA BATTED
FOR BAKER; Swoboda was called out on strikes; ALOU BATTED FOR
BAHNSEN; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Senators 4.